Macmillan Sober Challenge

Give up alcohol. Raise vital funds. Change lives.

Take on a sobriety challenge that works for you and help to ensure everyone living with cancer gets the right support for their needs.

Whether you go alcohol-free for a month, set your own timeframe, or get friends and family involved, every pound you raise helps Macmillan do whatever it takes to make cancer care fairer for everyone.

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About this event

Looking for a challenge that fits around your life? Why not give up alcohol and fundraise for Macmillan?

Whether you're taking on a month of sobriety, setting your own goal, or encouraging friends and family to join you, you can make the challenge your own.

Simply choose when you'd like to start and finish, and we'll support you with fundraising tips, inspiration and encouragement along the way.

Make every alcohol-free day count.

How to sign up

Sign up to get your free digital fundraising pack
Set up your JustGiving page
We’ll send you emails along the way with lots of fundraising tips and support.

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Why sign up

Cancer can disrupt someone's whole life. And it can be made much worse simply because of who you are or where you live.

By giving up alcohol and fundraising your way, you'll help Macmillan do whatever it takes to make cancer care fairer for everyone.

Not only will you be helping to make a difference, but this challenge may also bring:

Increased energy levels
Increased productivity
Clearer head
Clearer skin
Doing something positive for a good cause
Sense of achievement
Fresh approach to alcohol consumption
Generally feeling healthier
Great opportunity to detox

Frequently asked questions

Fundraising questions

Register your details to get your free digital fundraising pack.
Once you’ve registered your event details we will send you an email with your digital fundraising pack.
You can set up your JustGiving page at any point, don’t forget to also register you details so we can send you emails along the way
Yes, absolutely! We know taking a month off the booze is not an easy task, so why would we charge you to do it? We value people that want to make a difference to people living with cancer, therefore we cannot justify charging you good folk to participate.

Fundraising questions

97% of the money raised on any JustGiving page goes straight to Macmillan. A 1.9% + 30p card processing fee is applied to donations made in GBP to cover card and money transfer charges set by banks and card companies. 1% of the donation is applied to support a portion of JustGiving’s operating costs.
Yes. If you would like to fundraise as a team, then you can create a team JustGiving page and invite others to join you.
There is no minimum fundraising amount, choose your own target and make sure to share your page often! You can change your fundraising target anytime through your JustGiving page.
To post a link on Facebook you just need to copy the web address from your fundraising page and post it as a status. Or select the variety of social media icons on your JustGiving page to share easily.

General questions

Whilst it is true that the more alcohol someone drinks the greater the overall health risk, this initiative is not about encouraging people to drink less for health reasons or to create a nation of tee-totallers. Whilst Macmillan encourages people to drink responsibly and stick to the recommended daily guidelines, this is a fundraising campaign, aimed at challenging social drinkers to take on the challenge of changing their habits for a month. We advise heavy drinkers or people dependant on alcohol to speak with their GP first before signing up to fundraise through sobriety.